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Muted vs. Bright

Hello Temptresses! Anita H. here with my first post as a member of the team. I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with my hubby and two gorgeous blonde daughters…oh and two cats and a few surviving fish. Cardmaking has been my other life for about seven years now. Like so many others, it all started with a home party and grew from there. I became a demonstrator to cover the costs of my addiction and then I moved on to new companies with different styles. I love rubber and digi stamps equally, but lately I tend to favor digi…which makes this post even stranger. My husband’s family coat of arms has an owl in it, so we’ve kind of adopted the owl as a family symbol. I look for owl stamps everywhere. I found this one at the local stamp shop the other day and after seeing some samples done with this line of images, I had to have it. First I did a really simple, no coloring version.

This card features the Laser Black Glossy Lustre and Cyber Grey Iridescent (image and mat) papers.Â With such a detailed image, I thought a clean & simple layout would be best. Â The stripes and the shine of the papers give it a really rich, elegant feel. But then I felt like it was a bit too plain. So I decided to make something fun & bright.

This card has a lot of texture too. I used Cryogen White for the image (I am in love with this paper). The yellow is Textured 80 lb in Yellow and the pink is Mica/Metallic in Azalea. I’ve always loved bright color combos. I got the idea for coloring the image this way from the sample in my local store. It’s a lot easier than it seemed, really. Â The beautiful black ribbon is also from Paper Temptress… 5/8 inch Opulence Black.

I can’t decide which one I like the best! The colors really catch my eye, but the monochromatic color scheme really focuses on the detail of the stamp. So both are really great, but for different reasons. Super cool!